Near-final ballot numbers show Resner as victor. The current Redding City Council member has beat out incumbent Supervisor Kevin Crye, who’s part of a three-person group on the board that often votes together.
With years of experience working local elections, Joanna Francescut has emerged victorious against former Florida attorney Clint Curtis, who was appointed by supervisors last year. Here’s what she had to say about implementing Measure B, and how she’ll address changes Curtis has put in place so far.
The ballot initiative, which has just been approved by voters, set out to impose voter ID and eliminate mail-in voting — among other changes to local election procedures, which appear to contradict California law. The state had previously warned it was prepared to act if Shasta County attempted to circumvent state authority over elections. Today it did.
As an initial June 11 state deadline nears, the county has 1,423 ballots left to process.
The new role, implemented by Shasta Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis, was intended to increase efficiency. For some working at the polls, it added chaos and confusion to an already-complex process.
The Shasta County elections office updated vote totals this afternoon. Incumbents are still behind for three important local seats on the ballot, while Measure B — a controversial election initiative — continues to succeed. There are about 2,500 ballots left to be processed, the office says.
The incident allegedly involved Shasta’s election official removing from the office copies of documents that “may have” included confidential voter information, the county said in a press release today. Shasta won’t be initiating legal charges because the matter falls under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State.
Four years after her loss to District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye, Erin Resner’s 2026 campaign for the same role has been centered around accessibility and authenticity. Her approach appears to have worked.
Candidates Joanna Francescut and Erin Resner continue to hold a strong margin of success. So does Measure B, a controversial ballot initiative likely to prompt legal action. Mike Gallagher is still ahead of his opponent Supervisor Chris Kelstrom — but lacks the more than 50% of votes needed to win in the primary.
The board’s closed session was related to the initiation of litigation. Supervisors voted to release as much information as possible "related to an issue that falls under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State," California's chief election official.
